Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-14
THE AMERICAN BOARD.
THE GREAT DOCTRlNAL GEBAT t
CLOSED YESTERDAY.
The No Probation After Death Party Vic
torious two to one DR.. storrs Elected
Pre- sident and DR. Alden Re-elect-
ed ecretary-Nlemorials Services.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. 1.-THE third
day OF the anniversary meeting of the
American Board of Foreign Mission open
ed bright The great hall was crowded.
A committee on place and preacher for
. next time was appointed. The most inn
portant features Of the forenoon session
were the following; The committee on
the Japan mission emphasizing the
danger during the present crisis in that
country of anyone introducing I'M
!. scrptural speculation. An encouraging
report on the missions in the pdpai lands
was made. Prof. Boardmau of Chicago
presented Il majority report Of the com
mittee on the report of the home secretary,
stating IS more missionaries were appoint
ed than the AVERAGE OF the past II years,
Il names having been added to the lists.
The finances were not so favorable as
last year, the Sweet ana Otis funds having
been largely drawn upon to meet delicien-
cies. The constitution requires that no
part of the funds shall 90 10 the support
OF error. The report reailirmS the action
OF last year at Des MONIES against the
doctrine of future probation, and says the
committee deserves high commentator
tor fathiulness in this part OF the work
and suggests that the prudential commit
tee be careful TO guard against any APP
proVAl of the doctrine of future probation
Prof. Fisher of Yale presented the re-
port Of the minority committee which in
cludes himself President Buckham OF
Vermont aud j. NJ. Stickney of Connect.
cut. II stated the minority differed with
the majority as to Hume and the rejected
Andover students, and said the home sec
retary's course had created widespread
dissatisfaction even among the conserva-
tiveS and caused the resignation of the
late Alpheus Hardy from the prudential
committee. He charged the home sccre-
tary with the suppressing of facts and
usurpng authority. The candidates
should be examined face to face and not
through Intermediates. The prudential
committee should not be partisan.
1t was moved to accept the majority re-
port Prof. Fisher moved that the min
GRITTY report be substituted. Rev. Mr..
Cheever of Worcester read a plea for har-
mony. Prot Boardman spoke for the
majority and was followed by Rev. DR..
Parker of Hartford.
The nominating committee reported
the following: President, Rev. DR.. Il. ;.
Storrs ; vice president, e. w. Blatchtord ;
secretarys, Drs. Clark, Alden and Smith &,
treasurer, Langdon ). Ward auditors,
A. W. Tufts, James NJ. Gordon. The
minority report was then defeated % to
43, and the majority report adhering to
the Des MOines action, passed viva voce.
Joseph c. Tyler, and the old prudential
committee. The minority report named
James b. Angel of Michigan university
as president, Rev. George NJ. Boynton OF
Jamaica Plain as The nome secretary in
place of Dr.. Alden, with the addition OF
Rev. DR.. Alexander Mckenzie to the pru-
dental committee. The majority report
was accepteG aud the proposition to IN
crease the prudential committee was lost
and ell the persons nominated as corporate
members were e cted.
ftap - A M
Goodwin, D.. NJ :K-lz t, Ralph Emerson
Esq, DR.. PentecOsl, DR.. Beherends, Dr.
Plumb and DR.. NO>e had spoken, the
otficersRreported by the maiortyiwere.ele
ted for lsS1-S. Including Dr. Alden, Prof
Fishers amendment WAS lost 10 to %
President Seelye's amendment to the etfeC
that all the majority report except the in
structions as to doctrine and that re
curing them to so conduct the affairs o
the board as both TO guard against error
and also conserve the unity of the churche:
was lost 81 to s., and the majority report
wa adopted 10y reclamation.
Ailer the terribly eXhausting meetings
OF the day il was amazing to see the grea
City hall crowded and many in the gal
lerles this evening to listen to the eulogies
on president Hopkins by President Bart
lett, on Alpheus Hardy, Esq, by Ezra
FarEsWCrth. The services closed viii
prayer by Dr. Halves of burlington.
A Resolution to Investigate the pruden
Vial Committee Smothered.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. THE fna
session Of the American board this fore
noon was largely attended. Rev. DR.
Pentecost made the opening prayer. Rev
DR.. Plumb of Boston offered a resolutio,
forthe appointment of Il special commit
tee Of seven 10 Investigate the method.
and principles Of the prudential commit
tee il was debated at length with mucE
Rev Drs. Hutchins OF Ohio, Parker o
Hartford DWinnell Of California, Todd o
New Haven and Noble Of Chicago Oh
motion Of DR.. Noble the resolution wa
lgi1 m ;be tlbla